I'm fairly proud of my "Ken Peplowski for Lovers" playlist on Spotify... Not saying it's better than his regular albums, only saying it works better for me...
I think Cosmic Chicken is invaluable listening in order to place the (old) Directions albums on ECM in time and space... it's even less consistent but it gives you a sense of what is Eicher and what is DeJohnette on those later albums...